Teens Say the Reason They're Loud on the Subway Is They're Having Fun (Ever Heard of FUN, Grown Ups?)

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Shumita Basu
WNYC News | May 30, 2019

"Loud." "Obnoxious." "The #1 biggest offender of blocking doors."

These are just a few ways that adults described teenagers on public transit, in their responses to the We the Commuters survey we shared a while back. So WNYC decided to ask middle and high school students: What do you want adults to understand about how you think about commuting? Listen above to hear their responses.

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